Terroir Al Limit Priorat Les Tosses 2022

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Terroir Al Limit
Label Name:
 
Priorat Les Tosses
Vintage:
 
2022
Country:
 
Spain
Region:
 
Priorat (DOQ Priorat)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
Carignan (Cariñena)
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
3
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16°C

Awards/Ratings
Very highly scored by critics (mid-to-high 90s): Wine Advocate ~97, James Suckling mid-90s, Tim Atkin high-90s; top marks from other trade outlets

Tasting Note
Concentrated black cherry and blackberry with wild herbs, smoke and slate minerality; bright, tense acidity, fine-grained tannins, medium body and a long, saline finish.

Food Pairing
Grilled lamb, roast game, porcini mushroom risotto, aged Manchego; Korean BBQ (galbi), char siu, spicy Sichuan braised beef, mushroom hot pot.

Production Method
Hand-harvested old-vine Carignan; whole-cluster native fermentation with short maceration; aged ~8 months in concrete/cement tanks; minimal-intervention winemaking.

Vineyard Info
Terroir al Límit (founded by René Barbier) is a Priorat estate based in Torroja; winemaker Dominik Huber focuses on old-vine, single-vine plots and terroir-driven, low-intervention wines.